Flushing apparatus.



`J.E.FURL0`NG. PLUSHING APPARATUS. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

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JAMES EARL FUR/LONG, OF GRAYSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

FLUSHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed May 20, 1910. Serial No. 562,537.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs EARL FURLONG, a citizen of the United Statesof Americav` residing at Graysville, in the county of Rhea and State ofrTennessee, have invented new and useful improvements in FlushingApparatus, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic controlling mechanism for iushingapparatus for closet bowls, the object of the invention being to providenovel and effective means which may be applied to the bowl and attachedto the controlling lever of the iushing apparatus to actuate the sameautomatically.

ln the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:MFigure 1 is a detail perspective view of a closet bowl showing myimproved controlling mechanism applied thereto. Fig. Q is a detail sideelevation of the mechanism showing the same in a position to move thecontrolling handle to a position to flush the bowl.

My improved apparatus is used in connection with the bowl of a designlike that illustrated particularly at A in the drawing, the said bowlbeing provided with a hingedly mounted seat B which is normally held inan elevated position by a spring or the equivalent thereof C. The bowl,as shown, conventionally, is provided with a liushing apparatus D whichmay be of any well known suitable design which may be used in connectionwith my improved automatically operated controlling mechanism. Asillustrated, the flushing apparatus is provided with a valvecontrollinghandle E which eX- tends outwardly7 at one side of the bowl adjacent tothe seat thereof. The handle is designed for operation so that when itis moved upwardly the bowl will be iiushed.

My improved controlling mechanism for the handle of the iiushingapparatus consists of a pivotally mounted member 1 on the seat B. Thismember is formed with a substantially triangular portion 2 whichpresents cam surfaces 3 and 1. Immediately below the portion 2 themember is formed to provide a hook 5 which is designed so that it willbe normally positioned above the controlling handle E as shown inFig. 1. A stud 6 extends from the bowl A at one side thereof and it isdisposed in the path of movement of the member 1 so as to bear againstthe surfaces 3 and 4 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. A spring7 or the equivalent thereof is employed for normally holding the member1 against the stud 6.

In operation of the improved handle controlling mechanism hereindescribed and shown, when pressure is released from the seat B the samewill move upwardly under tension of the spring C. lt .will be seen thatwhen pressure is applied to the seat B to move it against the tension ofthe spring C the face L1 of the member 1 will ride against the stud 6 soas to move the member 1 outwardly, after which under tension of thespring T the member 1 will be moved inwardly to cause the hook 5 thereofto engage the lever E. llVhen pressure is released from the seat thelatter under tension of the spring C will move u awardly, carryingtherewith the member 1 which latter will be carried in a path with thestud 6 so that the face 3 will ride against the stud to move the lever Eupwardly for the purpose of operating the flushing apparatus to flushthe bowl. It will of course be understood that the stud 6 is positionedwith respect to the face 3 of the member 1 to allow a direct verticalmovement of the member for a predetermined distance to effectivelyobviate disengagement of the member from the controlling lever andinsuring carrying of the lever upwardly to the desired position toproduce the operative movement thereof.

I claim:

1. In flushing apparatus for closet bowls, a pivotally mounted springcontrolled seat for the bowl, a valve controlling lever, a pivotallymounted actuating` element supported by the seat and constructed toengage the valve controlling lever of the flushing apparatus whenpressure is applied to the seat and to actuate the valve lever onmovement of the seat to its normal position, and means located in thepath of the said movable elementI to move the same to disengagedposition from the said valve controlling lever of the flushing apparatuson movement of the seat to its normal position.

2. In flushing apparatus for closet bowls, a pivotally mounted springcontrolled seat, a valve controlling lever, a pivotally mounted valvelever actuating element supported by the seat and provided with a valvelever enoperating to engagethe lever when pressure gaging hook engagingthe lever when tbe is applied to the seat, a cam surface formed l5 seatis depressed, and means operating to on the. actuating element, andmeans on the engage the said actuating element and move bowl forengaging the said Cam surface so 5 the same to a disengaged positionfrom the yas to move the lever to disengaged position valve lever onmovement of the seat to its from the valve controlling lever onnievenormal position. ment of the seat to its normal position. 20 8. Influshing apparatus for closet bowls, In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignature a movable seat normally elevated above the in presence of twoWitnesses.

10 bowl, a valve controlling lever, a spring JAMES EARL FURLONG.

controlled actuating element supported by Vitnesses: the seat andlocated directly above the valve G. H. CAIsoR, controlling lever oft-lieHush apparatus and G. H. FLOYD,-

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